Our Facebook Cheese Study Group continues our deep diving into cheeses on March 2 with ACS CCP® Erin Clancy introducing us to Grayson, a Tallegio-style washed rind made by Virginia’s Meadow Creek Dairy. Here’s what she shared with our study group:
“Welcome to Cheese of the Day Thursday edition. On Thursday’s we will dive deep into the stinky world of washed rinds. Today we start with Grayson from Meadow Creek Dairy. Grayson is a raw, Jersey cow’s milk, farmstead cheese from Virginia. It is named after the county in SW Virginia that Rick & Helen Feete, the cheesemakers, live in.
Grayson is a 9-inch square cheese based on a Taleggio recipe. It was washed in a salt brine, aged 5 months, and only available seasonally. These Jersey Cows are born and live on pasture grazing on the grass and legumes that the land has to offer. They are milked from March until November and then the cows get a well deserved rest.
Grayson has a buttery soft, fudgy texture. It has a meaty, beefy, bacony flavor (bacon cheeseburger cheese anyone….anyone…?) with hints grass. It pairs best with a Belgian-style Golden or Tripel (think Allagash, Ommegang, Northcoast or actual Belgian beer like Westmalle, Tripel Karmeliet, or Chimay).
You can see the awards Grayson has won on Meadow Creek’s website listed below. It also won 3rd place in 2015 for Farmstead Cheeses Aged 60 Days or More—39% or Higher Moisture—Made from Cow’s Milk.”
For more information on this American Artisan Cheese:
Please visit Meadow Creek Dairy’s Grayson info page.
Culture Magazine explores Grayson.
James Beard Award Winning Janet Fletcher’s take on Grayson.
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